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MR JM1NA
10-03-2012, 08:55 PM
My friend went from a 91' Miata




http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/bbbbbiiiii/538231_3861364623067_1654447308_n.jpg




To a 89 Firebird




http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/bbbbbiiiii/560640_4578843639594_1836374036_n.jpg





Miata was gutted, exhaust, tuned, & sound system. Firebird is stock with a 5.7L v8
Do you think it was a good even trade?
SteelReign
10-03-2012, 08:58 PM
lol...you're on a Miata forum. Do you expect to get a non-biased response? :mrgreen:

Honesty, its whatever makes him happy. Life's too short to drive a car you hate.
The Driver
10-03-2012, 09:00 PM
lol...you're on a Miata forum. Do you expect to get a non-biased response? :mrgreen:

Honesty, its whatever makes him happy. Life's too short to drive a car you hate.

Agreed. Thread/


No, not really! ;)
MR JM1NA
10-03-2012, 09:01 PM
lol...you're on a Miata forum. Do you expect to get a non-biased response? :mrgreen:

Honesty, its whatever makes him happy. Life's too short to drive a car you hate.

DUH, he's happy with the trade, but with him not working, gas will give him issues. I would of kept the Miata.
SteelReign
10-03-2012, 09:18 PM
We all would have kept the Miata :cry2:
bedheadben
10-03-2012, 11:23 PM
Was it worth the thread? :toomuch:
MR JM1NA
10-04-2012, 05:05 AM
Was it worth the thread? :toomuch:

Yes it was, I told him to put it for sale. lol
Conundrum
10-04-2012, 05:24 AM
Dear god no lol. Well I guess it looks manlier but I cant imagine it'll be anywere near as fun. I'd choose the miata anyday hands down.
bedheadben
10-04-2012, 08:50 AM
Yes it was, I told him to put it for sale. lol

Well if he sells it and gets a Miata back then it WAS worth the thread!
Decibel Nation
10-04-2012, 09:17 AM
Looking at the condition just from those pics and not focusing on car bias...good trade.
You may say it's less fun...I'd say it can be just as much fun, but for different reasons. Big engine = big sound and fun in the straights. It's the muscle-car feel.

BUT I still think a Miata is better :lol:
The Driver
10-04-2012, 09:23 AM
And honestly, a Firebird may help a young kid to score some pootang. And frankly that's what life is all about!
Blueiii
10-04-2012, 09:37 AM
It all depends... resale on a gutted car / modified car is going to be difficult at best since its going to be fairly niche. The Firebird has good paint and appears to be in stock condition. If he were trying to sell both, he'd likely have an easier time selling a stock Firebird over a modified miata. (My miata was "modified" by the PO. I'm still removing stuff.) From that end, and that end alone, it was a good trade on his part.
Echonova
10-04-2012, 11:00 AM
Wouldn't say it was a bad trade, I wouldn't have done it... But to each his own. As long as your happy with it, it was a good trade.



BTW: Do you know what happened to the hood of the Firebird?
bedheadben
10-04-2012, 01:17 PM
BTW: Do you know what happened to the hood of the Firebird?

The back corners of a hood being lifted up like that are usually indicative that it's been forced to far open before. Possibly it got caught by the wind or maybe someone thought they could open it vertically? I don't see how you would bend those fat hood hinges they have though.